The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said on Tuesday it has completed the installation of solar-powered airfield lighting system at Lagos and Port Harcourt international airports.
Supo Atobatele, NAMA spokesman, said with the installation at these two major airports, the tempo of night/low visibility operations is expected to increase and reduce operational cost to the airlines through less taxing and long wait for take-offs and landing.
NAMA is also expected to benefit in areas of low maintenance and running cost as power generation and cabling are totally eliminated.
The installed lighting system is a product of Avlite Systems Pty Ltd., Australia, one of the world’s recognised solar LED airfield system manufacturers.
The lighting system certified by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently in use at various airports across the globe, particularly in Africa, Caribbean, Europe and South America.
The project, according to Ibrahim Abdulsalam, managing director of the agency, “is part of NAMA’s drive to completely upgrade and modernise airfield lighting systems among other navigational facilities in the country”.
He added that “the system is also robust and the lights can be remotely controlled by the duty controller in the tower”.
He said installation at the Lagos airport was completed on April 30, while that of Port Harcourt was on Sunday, May 4, 2014.
Sade Williams
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